KFC NEWS DESK : Bengaluru FC entered the semifinal of the inaugural edition of Super Cup. In a dominated battle at Kalinga stadium Bhubaneshwar, Bengaluru FC crashed Neroca FC by a odd goals to three. The Blues will face Mohun Bagan in the semifinal on 17th of April.

In an almost one sided battle Bengaluru FC had the early lead at the 13th minute of the match when skipper Sunil Chetri nodded in a cross pass from Udanta Singh almost in an empty goal. Bengaluru skipper Sunil Chetri scored the first hatrik of the tournament and lead his team in the upfront.

Bengaluru FC showed an exhibition of good passing football could have increased the lead in the first session of the match if Miku, Chetri and Erik did not waste some easy opportunitiesto score. In one instance Neroka FC goalkeeper Lalit Thapa saved a header from Cherti from a close range. Neroca FC restored parity at the flag end of the first session when Pritam Singh converted a defection from Gurpit Singh Sandhu who failed to control a free kick from age of the penalty area.

Sunil Cherti gave his team the lead at the 55th minute and completed his hatrik at the added time of the second session. Bengaluru FC is second team from ISL apart from FC Goa to secure a berth in the semi final. The I league playing clubs, the Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan are already at the semi final stage of the tournament.

AIFF PRESS RELEASE : The third quarterfinal game of the Hero Super Cup 2018 between Hero Indian Super League outfits Jamshedpur FC and FC Goa finished on an eventful note with the latter storming into the semi-finals 5-1.

The Goan outfit now face Kingfisher East Bengal FC in the Semi-finals on 16th April 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Brandon Fernandes (34’), Ferran Corominas (P – 69’), Manvir Singh (77’), Hugo Boumous (78’; 89’) scored the goals for FC Goa while it was Ashim Biswas who scored the lone consolation goal for Jamshedpur FC (90 + 2’) in the game. Frenchman Hugo Boumous of FC Goa was adjudged the Hero of the Match.

The first half of the game began with FC Goa taking the lead with the attacks. The Goan outfit made continuous moves but a solid defence coupled with good goalkeeping from the experienced Subrata Paul of Jamshedpur FC kept FC Goa out of the fray for a lead.

Jamshedpur FC made a few moves thereafter, with the closest chance coming their way in the 11th minute through Haitian Kervens Belfort, but a very attentive Laxmikant Kattimani made a brilliant move forward to save a goal that could have given the Jharkhand outfit a crucial lead in the game. The game thereafter was a mix of both attack and a lot of midfield play without any advantage to either side.

It was Brandon Fernandes of FC Goa who drew first blood in the game when he made a fine run from about 40 yards from the goal from between two Jamshedpur FC defenders to make a fine chip beating the experienced Subrata Paul and finally give his team a very deserved 1-0 lead in the 34th minute.

Soon after, Jamshedpur FC had a chance to equalize through Belfort who failed to find the back of the net. Six minutes later in the stoppage time a brilliant pass from Brandon Fernandes of FC Goa to his Spanish teammate Ferran Corominas couldn’t be converted both due to a poor touch from the Spanish and a good save from Subrata Paul. The first half came to an end with FC Goa leading by a goal in the game.

The second half began with eight players taking the field from either side, after a brawl that broke between both the teams at the end of the first half. The referee sent off six players (3 from each side) from the field of play. Subrata Paul, Haitian Kervens Belfort, Anas Edathodika from Jamshedpur FC and Brandon Fernandes, Spanish duo of Bruno Pinheiro & Sergio Marin from FC Goa were sent off on the red card.

FC Goa was clearly the dominating side in the second half consistently making it to the Jamshedpur FC box. FC Goa, who were consistently attacking all throughout couldn’t really capitalize on their lead until a reckless tackle by Jamshedpur FC’s Brazilian midfielder Emerson Moura on Ferran Coromino led to a penalty to the Goan side. Ferran (68’) made no mistakes in converting the same giving his team a 2-0 lead in the game.

Sudden Death : Bali Gagandeep (MPFC - Save) 5-4
Mehtab (JFC) 5-4
Limbu (MPFC - Save) 4-4
Jairu (JFC - Save) 4-4 Tie breaker : Kamalpreet (MPFC) 4-4
Passi (JFC) 4-3
Akashdeep (MPFC) 3-3
Andrey (JFC) 3-2
Moinuddin (MPFC - Missed) 2-2
Emerson (JFC - Save ) 2-2
Eric (MPFC ) 2-2
Wellington (JFC) 2-1
Opuku (MPFC) 1-1
Belfort (JFC) 1-0 THE MATCH WILL MOVE TO PENALTY SHOOT OUT
120': 2ND HALF EXTRA TIME SCORE : JAMSHEDPUR FC 0-0 MINERVA PUNJAB FC
120': 1 minute added time
116': What a brilliant save by Sanjiban.....saved a powerful shot from Chencho. Chencho beat two defenders before he shoots
114': Sanjiban saved again .... denied Chencho from a close range. Easy chance wasted by Chencho
110': YELLOW CARD to Passi for rough play
107': Belfort's shot blocked by Devrani ,ball cleared out of the danger zone
106': Second half extra time starts
105': 1ST HALF EXTRA TIME SCORE : JAMSHEDPUR FC 0-0 MINERVA PUNJAB FC
102': Minerva trying to create pressure are in search of a goal
99': Chencho was once again denied by Sanjiban as his header from a close range was saved
95': The match are in slow pace right now
90': 1st half of extra time kicks off THE MATCH WILL NOW MOVE TO EXTRA TIME
90+3': FULL TIME SCORE : JAMSHEDPUR FC 0-0 MINERVA PUNJAB FC
90': 3 minutes added time
86': Sanjiban had some good saves denied the I league champions in several occasions
82': Chencho's left footed shot after beating a host of Jamshedpur defenders went wide
76': Belfort's header after a cross pass by Amin from the right saved by Limbu.
74': Chencho's left footed grounder saved by Sanjiban
71': The match is still goal less though Minerva had some easy chances to scores
65'; A good clearance by Raju denied Chencho who was following a pass from Okupu
57': Jairu's left footed shot missed the target by a whisker after receiving a forward pass from Belfort
55': Akashdeep's free kick from age of the 18 yards punched away by Sanjiban, Okupu failed to place the ball in the open goal.
52': Andrey's powerful long ranger saved by Limbu
47': Chencho's left footed push missed the target after receiving a pass from Akashdeep
46': Second session starts, Jamshedpur kicks off
45+1': HALF TIME SCORE : JAMSHEDPUR FC 0-0 MINERVA PUNJAB FC
45': 1 minute added time
43': YELLOW CARD to Anus for rough play
42': A brilliant save by Sanjivan came out in time and clears a ball from Akashdeep who was in a clear position
40': The shares are almost even till now, though Minerva had a clear chance to score
33': Chencho's powerful low shot after covering a long space safely collected by Sanjiban
30': A good positive pass from the right by Wellington but cleared by Eric as Belfort was rushing inside.
25': Jairu's left footed shot from inside the 18 yards hit the post
24': Belfort was blocked in time by Bazie as he was about to place the ball in the open goal
20': Okupu's free kick partially saved by Sanjiban , Devrani failed to place the ball in the open goal, first positive chance of the match
19'; Chencho was fouled by Andre at the age of 18 yards, free kick to Minerva
15': Okupu's shoots wide of a defection from Anus.
11': A cross pass from the right by Kamalpreet, Okupu was slow to reach the ball
7': A long ranger by Chencho, but Sanjiban was alert enough to collect the ball
5': YELLOW CARD to Bazie for rough play against Robin
4'; Jamshedpur had the initial moves in the opportant territory.
0': Match started Minerva kicks off
0': The I League champions Minerva Punjab FC will face Jamshedpur FC shortly

FULL TIME: Bengaluru FC moved to Quarter Finals with a late winner of Udanta.
90'+4':GOALLLLLLLLLLLL Udanta scored for Bengaluru FC. Miku with fine long run and a square pass to Udanta and he made no mistake to score.
90': 5 minutes of added time.
85':Miku's header in box finds Sunil, but he is in OFFSIDE position.
85':Lenny's long ranger, went wide.
83':Short corner and a shot, went wide.
82':Sunil's shot, Nikhil again made a fine clearance. Corner to Bengaluru.
81':Erik's fine shot, Nikhil made a fine clearance.
81':Players Change in Bengaluru: Erik in place of Toni.
80':Subhasish's cross, Salman blocked. Corner
77':Nikhil cleared the ball from corner.
76':Whata chance to Miku!! He chipped the ball over Nikhil, but Emmanuel cleared it. Corner to Bengaluru.
75':Nikhil's fist cleared the ball for Gokulam.
75':Another corner to Bengaluru after Provat cleared the ball.
74':Bengaluru FC's corner, ball went straight to Nikhil's hand.
73':Chance to Sunil, Shinu cleared the ball, corner to Bengaluru FC.
73':Players Change in Gokulam Kerala FC: Shinu S in place of injured Daniel.
71':Players Change in Bengaluru FC: Nishu Kumar in place of John Johnson.
70':GOALLLLLLL Rahul Bheke to Udanta, Udanta's fine quick run and a back pass to unmarked Miku. Miku made no mistake to equalise for Bengaluru.
63':Yellow Card to Mudde.
61':Subhasish's cross from left flank, cleared. Another cross from Rahul Bheke from opposite end, Emmanuel's flying header cleared the ball.
60':Sunils free kick, hits the wall.
59':Foul against Sunil. Free kick to Bengaluru FC in a very good position.
51':Bengaluru's attack, Rahul Bheke is in OFFSIDE position.
49':Subhasish's shot hit the post, Gokulam cleared the rebound ball.
47':Udanta's long ranger, went wide.
46':Second half resumed.HALF TIME Gokulam Kerala FC leading against Bengaluru FC at half time.
45'+1':Long clearance of Provat, Gurpreet outside the penalty box to clear but nearly a chance to Salman after a fine run, but Bengaluru FC survives.
45':1 minutes of added time.
43':Chance to Miku from corner, cleared and another corner.
42':Fine chance to Sunil, Emmanuel denied it. Corner to Bengaluru FC.
39':Another forward pass to find Henry, but this time he is in OFFSIDE position.
33':GOALLLLLLLLLLLL Henry scored for Gokulam Kerala FC. Fine forward pass, Henry chested it down and made a fine finish.
29':Fine corner of Gokulam, nearly finds Henry.
18':Bengaluru FC's corner, Sunil's header cleared.
17':Subhasish's minus, Emmanuel cleared. Corner to Bengaluru FC.
6':Sunil on the attack, appeal for handball, referee denies it.
0':Kick off.